alm

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See also: ALM and Alm

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

alm

  1. (metrology) Symbol for attolumen, an SI unit of luminous flux equal to 10−18 lumens.

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Back-formation from alms

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alm (plural alms)

  1. (nonstandard) Something given to the poor as charity: a singular gift of alms.
    • 1992, Orlando B. Cuartocruz, Zamboanga Chabacano Folk Literature, page 26:
      An alm to the poor is a work of charity. Una limosna a los pobres es obra de caridad.
    • 1992, Bobb Biehl, The Question Book, Thomas Nelson Publishers, →ISBN:
      If in doubt, you rarely go wrong giving an alm to the poor, and you might feel better about it.
    • 2015, Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel, Multnomah, →ISBN, page 78:
      “An alm for the love of God,” cries the beggar. Don Juan stops, reaches in his pocket and holds out his last gold coin above the outstretched arms of the [beggar].
    • 2020, Melanie Dickerson, The Peasant's Dream, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 99:
      He wanted to offer it to you, as an alm for the Church, but I told him you would never agree to that. But if you wish to pay one guilder per month, I think he would accept that.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Krapp, George Philip (1925) The English Language in America‎[1], volume II, New York: Century Co. for the Modern Language Association of America, →OCLC, page 82.

Anagrams[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Alm.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alm f (plural almen)

  1. alpine pasture [from mid 19th c.]
    • 1859, Heinrich Berghaus, Wat men van de aarde weet, en hoe men tot de kennis daarvan is gekomen, Vol. 3, tr. by P. van Os from German, Van Druten & Bleeker (publ.) page 229.
      Nu volgt weldra het drijven van het vee naar de alm.
      Now the driving of livestock to the alpine pasture soon follows.
    Synonym: alpenweide

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse almr, from Proto-Germanic *elmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem.

Noun[edit]

alm m (definite singular almen, indefinite plural almer, definite plural almene)

  1. an elm

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse almr. Akin to English elm.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

alm m (definite singular almen, indefinite plural almar, definite plural almane)

  1. a wych elm (Ulmus glabra)
  2. an elm, (a tree of the genus Ulmus)

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Swedish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse almr, from Proto-Germanic *elmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élem.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

alm c

  1. elm

Declension[edit]

Declension of alm 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative alm almen almar almarna
Genitive alms almens almars almarnas

Anagrams[edit]

Zoogocho Zapotec[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish alma, from Latin anima.

Noun[edit]

alm

  1. soul

References[edit]

  • Long C., Rebecca, Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎[2] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 3
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